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PEGAS Steering Committee
Richard Vigne CEO, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Stephen Ngulu Deputy Manager, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Daniel Stiles Project Manager, PEGAS
Tom Butynski Director of Research, Sustainability Centre Eastern Africa
Alpana Patel Jane Goodall Institute, Kenya
Yvonne de Jong Eastern Africa Primate Diversity and Conservation Program, Kenya-
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